S.C. Lusitania EXPERT (LPB) signed 27-year old point guard Pedro Catarino (184-90) from Maia Basket. In 27 LPB games he had very impressive stats: 17.6ppg, 2.4rpg, 3.2apg and 1.2spg last season. Great year as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League 2nd Team, All-Star Game and All-Domestic Players Team. The previous (15-16) season Catarino played at Vitoria where in 31 LPB games he recorded 8.1ppg, 2.2rpg and 2.8apg. He helped them to make it to the Portuguese Cup Semifinals.... [read more]

S.C. Lusitania EXPERT (LPB) signed 27-year old point guard Pedro Catarino (184-90) from Maia Basket. In 27 LPB games he had very impressive stats: 17.6ppg, 2.4rpg, 3.2apg and 1.2spg last season. Great year as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League 2nd Team, All-Star Game and All-Domestic Players Team. The previous (15-16) season Catarino played at Vitoria where in 31 LPB games he recorded 8.1ppg, 2.2rpg and 2.8apg. He helped them to make it to the Portuguese Cup Semifinals. Catarino's team won Portuguese Proliga Regular Season in 2013.He represented Portugal at the European Championships U20 Division B in Austria seven years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 5.0ppg, 1.0rpg.Catarino has played previously for two other teams: FC Porto_Ferpinta and EB Porto.

Vytautas Prienu (LKL) inked 28-year old American guard Bradley Tinsley (191-95kg-89, college: Vanderbilt). He has played for the last two years at FC Porto in Portuguese LPB league. Tinsley managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). In 33 LPB games he recorded 10.9ppg, 2.0rpg and 5.1apg. He helped them to win the Supercup and make to league final. Tinsley also played 1 game in FIBA Europe Cup where he had very impressive stats: 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. And finally he con... [read more]

Vytautas Prienu (LKL) inked 28-year old American guard Bradley Tinsley (191-95kg-89, college: Vanderbilt). He has played for the last two years at FC Porto in Portuguese LPB league. Tinsley managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). In 33 LPB games he recorded 10.9ppg, 2.0rpg and 5.1apg. He helped them to win the Supercup and make to league final. Tinsley also played 1 game in FIBA Europe Cup where he had very impressive stats: 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. And finally he contributed to 2 games in Basketball Champions League where he averaged remarkable 17.0ppg, 5.0rpg and 3.0apg (top 3).Among other achievements Tinsley received Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League Guard of the Year award in 2016.He is a very experienced player. Tinsley has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different countries on three different continents (Europe, Australia and of course North America). Tinsley has played previously professionally in Australia (Lightning), Belgium (Okapi Aalstar), France (Saint Vallier) and Germany (MLP Academics Heidelberg).He attended Vanderbilt University until 2012 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball.Tinsley's game is described as:
Combo guard who played both guard positions as a freshman and sophomore and started afterwards all games at the point guard position for Vanderbilt as a Junior and senior...Brad led the SEC in assists (4,5) in his junior season and was 3rd (4,1) in his senior season... led the SEC in assist to turnover ratio (2,5) as a senior... his Vanderbilt teams recorded a 91-43 win/los record over his 4-year career, most wins in a career in Vanderbilt history... never missed a game in his college career... only player to score 1,000 points and 450 assists in Vanderbilt history...

Joel Almeida (195-F-85, college: Brockport St.) former player of Coviran Granada (Spain-LEB Silver) gave an interview: Why you decided to be a pro player. Since I began playing basketball I always knew I would play professionally one day. This desire drove me everyday to be a better player and take that chance when the door opened. After I finished with college I had an opportunity to play pro , so I figured why not get paid while doing something you love. Playing pro overseas allowed m... [read more]

Since I began playing basketball I always knew I would play professionally one day. This desire drove me everyday to be a better player and take that chance when the door opened. After I finished with college I had an opportunity to play pro , so I figured why not get paid while doing something you love. Playing pro overseas allowed me through these years to live in different countries , explore new cultures , meet new people , which taught me many real life lessons. The pursuit and drive to win titles at a high level motivates me to keep on pushing forward. This is the true beauty of playing pro basketball.

There are many players without a job fighting for the same spots, how hard is to wait for your ideal offer and not take the first that comes up considering that the next one may not come soon.

The wait for a new deal is always hardest part of this business given that is a very competitive job market. I think the best approach is stay focused and wait for a deal that will best suit your future goals.

My best game of my career I had an all around great game. I shot the ball well , rebounded the ball pretty good , created shots for my teammates , played good defense and got some steals pressuring the passing lanes.

Tell us your strong point and your weakness in your game.

Im an effective and efficient scorer with great 3PT and Field Goal percentage. Scoring transition 3s , creating my own shoot on the perimeter and hitting the mid range of pick and rolls. I rebound the ball well and use my length to get in the passing lanes and use my quick hands to get steals. Im always hungry and motivated to improve in every aspect of my game, on offense and defense. One area of my game that I need to improve is my overall defensive consistency. I spent alot of time watching game film to evaluate my defensive positioning and consistency , and work on figuring how can I adjust myself in preventing it from happening. I strive to be a 2 way player , thats why I put in alot of hours working out in the summer and during the season to be the best version of myself . My motto is " make your weakness your strength "Which player was the hardest opponent to play against?

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